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Benchmark Practice

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

____________ provides the energy needed for photosynthesis.

a)

Water

b)

Plants

c)

Atoms

d)

Sunlight

2.

Plants release ___________ into the air during photosynthesis.

a)

sodium

b)

glucose

c)

oxygen

d)

carbon dioxide

3.

What chemical equation below BEST represents photosynthesis?

a)

Light = Oxygen + Glucose

b)

Glucose + Carbon Dioxide + Water = Oxygen + Light

c)

Light + Carbon Dioxide + Water = Oxygen + Glucose

d)

Light + Air + Water = Oxygen + Splenda

4.

What type of energy does a plant convert "solar energy" to?

a)

Heat energy

b)

Chemical energy

c)

Solar energy

d)

Mechanical energy

5.

What do plants produce after photosynthesis has occurred?

a)

Water and Carbon Dioxide

b)

Glucose and Carbon Dioxide

c)

Glucose and Oxygen

d)

Sunlight and Xylem

6.

The original source of energy for a food web is...

a)

plants

b)

sun

c)

producers

d)

decomposers

7.

Decomposers get energy from...

a)

the sun

b)

eating plants

c)

eating animals

d)

dead things and waste

8.

Arrows in a food web represent...

a)

eating

b)

sunlight

c)

energy

d)

matter

9.

Who is the producer?

a)

lettuce

b)

greenfly

c)

ladybird

d)

thrush

10.
An organism that needs to eat other organisms to obtain energy is known as a:
a)
Autotroph
b)
Producer
c)
Consumer
d)
Mutualist
11.
What is a producer?
a)
an organism that gets energy from eating other organisms
b)
an organisms that uses sunlight to make its own food
c)
an organism that gets energy from eating dead organisms, non-living material or waste
d)
an organism that uses chemical energy to make its own food
12.

Which of these is a possible food chain for this environment?

a)

Sun → grass → fly → frog

b)

frog → fly → grass → Sun

c)

Sun ← grass ← fly ← frog

d)

Sun → fly → frog → snake

13.

Which kind of ecosystem is a combination of salt water and freshwater?

a)

an estuary

b)

an ocean

c)

a lake

d)

a pond

14.

A food chain is shown.

plant -> grasshopper -> bird -> snake -> owl

What will most likely occur if there is a decrease in the bird population?

a)

The owl population will increase.

b)

The snake population will increase

c)

The plant population will decrease.

d)

The grasshopper population will decrease.

15.
What would cause a decrease in the rabbit population?
a)
An increase in grass growing
b)
A decrease in caterpillars
c)
An increase in owls
d)
An increase in fox
16.

Which two ecosystems are terrestrial?

a)

ponds and lakes

b)

forests and estuaries

c)

oceans and grasslands

d)

forests and grasslands

17.

Which ecosystem can you most likely find permafrost (frozen ground year round)?

a)

Deciduous Forest

b)

Rain Forest

c)

Desert

d)

Tundra

18.

Which two ecosystems are aquatic?

a)

grassland and marsh

b)

swamp and forest

c)

desert and grassland

d)

estuary and marsh

19.

Which is a terrestrial ecosystem?

a)

swamp

b)

marsh

c)

grassland

d)

estuary

20.

What is one way humans can reduce the amount of pollution in the air?

a)

Drive as much as possible

b)

carpool to work

c)

not ride the city bus

d)

drive cars that give off harmful gases

21.

What is vegetation?

a)

All the plants found in a particular area.

b)

Something valuable that we can use.

c)

A small body of freshwater that flows into a river

22.

How does turning off the water while you brush your teeth help Earth?

a)

It reuses water.

b)

It conserves water.

c)

It recycles water.

d)

It keeps the noise from being annoying.

23.

How can human activity impact an ecosystem?

a)

destroying and changing ecosystems

b)

building houses

c)

building roads

d)

all the above

24.

Explain what people can do to reduce their damaging effects on Earth. Tell what you know about what is being done to protect Earth's resources and environments.

a)

reduce

b)

reuse

c)

recycle

d)

all the above

25.

converting energy from the Sun into electrical power

a)

geothermal

b)

renewable resources

c)

solar power

d)

fossil fuels